After winning the toss, the aggressive intention was clear from the beginning of Sunrisers Hyderabad. The pair of Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma hit 79 runs without losing wickets in just 6 overs. Both of them partnered 92 runs for the first wicket. Abhishek Sharma scored 32 runs in 16 balls, while Travis Head scored 76 runs in 40 balls with the help of 6 fours and 6 sixes. After this, Heinrich Klassen brought the storm. Klassen made a fifty in just 17 balls and a century in 37 balls. He scored a total of 105 runs, including 7 fours and 9 sixes. SRH scored a total of 278/3. KKR’s bowling flopped completely.

The KKR started being loose, chasing a big target of 279 runs. Sunil Naren definitely scored 31 runs, but wickets kept falling from the other end. Batsmen like Quinton Dickock, Rahane, Rinku Singh and Russell returned to the pavilion quickly. Jaydev Unadkat, Harsh Dubey and Ishaan Malinga bowled deadly for Hyderabad. All three took 3-3 wickets. Kolkata was reduced to 168 runs in 18.4 overs and lost the match by 110 runs.

Both teams were already out of the playoff race, so this match was to save the honor. SRH recorded the 6th win of the season in a spectacular style, while the KKR suffered the 7th defeat.